Graduation Requirements
I. All students, including seniors, must complete and pass all their required and elective courses each year.
1. A. Underclassmen who receive a failing course grade have two options: (1) take the subject over in Summer Review School (SRS)* or (2) repeat (drag)** the subject the following year.
2. Seniors who receive a failing course grade must take the subject over in SRS* and may not participate in the June graduation. If the failed subject is not offered in SRS, seniors must take a comparable SRS course designated by the Headmaster before receiving their diplomas in August.
*Summer Review School (SRS): Students in grades 8 through 12, failing with a course average of 50% or better may make up the grade by passing the same course in the Boston Public Schools’ summer review program and then the F+ will change to a D-. Students in grade7 with a course average of 55% or better may make up the grade by passing the same course in the Boston Public Schools’ summer review program and then the grade will change from an F+ to a D. To make up the grade through another summer school program, a student must have permission from the Boston Latin Academy Headmaster and must pass a Boston Latin Academy examination in the subject at a designated time before school reopens.
**Dragging a subject: Students may drag one failed subject from the previous year. Students who fail more than one subject in a year, including a subject they are dragging, must make up the work in SRS or repeat the entire year.
II. All seniors must complete a research paper in English 12. Research papers must conform to the standards set by the English Department (Note: See section on Student Products)
III. Excellent attendance is essential for academic success in every class.
Note: A student may not drag two (2) subjects. He/she must repeat the grade in which the second failure of a subject occurs.